In the Altai Territory, the results of operational and service activities were summed up in 2016. The first thing that was noted today, on December 20, to a REGNUM correspondent in the press service of the department, is that the region continues to be among the territories in which intelligence services and organizations of foreign countries show special interest.
In particular, it is reported that Altai security officers have stopped the transit channel for the movement of citizens from countries with an increased terrorist threat to Western Europe through the territory of Russia. “The organizer was given an official warning; he was expelled from the country with an entry ban for a period of five years,” the FSB emphasized.
Among the high-profile cases, the exposure of a large hacker group involved in the theft of money from Russian bank accounts was reported.
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“The resident of the Altai Territory, like his “colleagues,” are now in pre-trial detention centers in Moscow,” the FSB explained.
In the fight against terrorist manifestations, Altai security officers managed to collect evidence of the criminal activities of two Russians who took part in hostilities on the side of the gang underground in the Republic of Dagestan in 1999.
“It has been established that they were involved in the murder of federal servicemen at that time. However, they managed to escape criminal liability then. The issue of initiating criminal cases against them is currently being decided,” the department notes.
Also, a criminal case is currently underway against a 41-year-old Russian man suspected of involving residents of Barnaul and Novosibirsk in the activities of the international religious extremist organization “Tablighi Jamaat” (an organization whose activities are prohibited in the Russian Federation).
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The most interesting is the information about officials “who, pursuing their own selfish goals, discredit the institution of power before the population and undermine its authority.”
The FSB included the former head of the administration of Rubtsovsk Vladimir Larionov, the head of the administration of the Pospelikhinsky district Pyotr Shreider, the head of interdistrict tax inspection No. 4 Vladimir Zhigalov, the head of the 12th detachment of the Federal Border Guard Service of Russia in the Altai Territory, Colonel V.S. Nikolai Ronaev, bailiff of the Aleisky interdistrict department Evgeniy Petson.
In addition, an end has been put in the high-profile criminal cases against the former deputy head of the Biyskoye Municipal Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, police lieutenant colonel Dmitry Sizintsev, and three of his subordinate employees.
“To improve their performance indicators, they forced disadvantaged residents of the science city to collect hemp, prepare narcotic drugs from it and use them,” the FSB explains.
Among the other “werewolves in uniform” is the former detective officer of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs for Barnaul, Altai Territory, Nikita Chasovskikh, who was convicted of divulging state secrets and convicted: to improve his performance indicators, the ex-policeman familiarized the citizen with the inspection materials he was using.
Also in the dock are: the former head of the State Traffic Safety Inspectorate of the Biyskoye Municipal Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, police major Andrei Safronov (who, for bribes, simplified the passing of theoretical and practical exams for obtaining a driver’s license), 9 employees of the department for combating drug trafficking of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia in Altai region (who falsified the results of the operational search and extorted money from drug addicts for stopping verification activities).
Among the odious VIPs with whom FSB officers had to work is ex-deputy of local parliament Alexander Mastinin (Grach), who, in order to evade punishment for major money fraud management company He even changed his last name and hid abroad.
Currently he himself is in the dock. Operational employees established that he exceeded his official authority when renting out municipal plots at a reduced cost to companies affiliated with members of his family. The damage caused to the city is estimated at 15 million rubles,” the Altai security officers recalled.
On the eve of professional holiday- Day of Security Agencies Worker of the Russian Federation - the Directorate of the FSB of Russia for the Altai Territory summed up the results of operational and service activities in the outgoing year.
Based on impressive historical experience, the Federal Security Service today is engaged in counterintelligence and intelligence activities, repels terrorist manifestations, and eradicates economic crimes. It guards the constitutional integrity of the country, cybersecurity and the State Border.
Counterintelligence activities
The Altai Territory continues to be among the regions in which intelligence services and organizations of foreign countries show special interest.
As a result of a special operation carried out by employees of the Directorate of Special Operations, a resident of the region who proactively transferred secret information entrusted to his service to the US CIA was sentenced to 9 years in prison to be served in a maximum security colony.
In 2018, through interstate relations (partner channels), the activities of two career Chinese military intelligence officers were suppressed, who were trying to gain access to Russian classified developments in the field of creating means of delivering weapons of mass destruction.
This year, employees of the Federal Security Service of Russia in the Altai Territory, by announcing an official warning about the inadmissibility of actions that contribute to the commission of the crime of “Espionage,” stopped the activities of a citizen of the Federal Republic of Germany, who was collecting information regarding employees of the federal security service in the interests of one of the special services of the Central Asian countries. region.
By expelling them from the Russian Federation, closing entry into our country, and issuing an official warning about the inadmissibility of actions that contribute to the commission of the crime “Espionage,” the activities of four intelligence agents from Asia and Transcaucasia were suppressed.
Illegal migration channels are under constant control.
This year, as a result of interaction with the Border Department, the police and the National Guard, more than 1,100 places of compact residence were inspected and labor activity foreign citizens and citizens of the Russian Federation who come from near and far abroad countries.
As a result, more than 730 foreigners were brought to criminal and administrative liability for attempts at illegal legalization on the territory of the Altai Territory, a number of whom were expelled from Russia with an entry ban. 74 foreigners who had been on the interstate and federal wanted list for a long time for committing crimes of varying severity were detained.
Together with the Border Department, an attempt to illegally cross the State Border of the Russian Federation by citizens of the Republic of Tajikistan as part of a group of persons by prior conspiracy was stopped.
During the investigation of the criminal case of the Federal Security Service of Russia for the Altai Territory, it was established that the defendants, on the basis of court decisions entry prohibited Russian Federation for violations of immigration laws. By a court decision, the violators were sentenced, depending on the role of each, from 7 months to 2 years and 4 months of imprisonment in a general and strict regime correctional colony with a subsequent ban on entry into Russia.
The Regional Directorate of the FSB has identified and suppressed a number of channels of illegal migration:
– bringing to criminal responsibility localized the activities of a criminal group consisting of citizens of the Russian Federation, which was engaged in the illegal legalization of foreign citizens on the territory of the Russian Federation by affixing counterfeit stamps on the issuance of registration for temporary residence, residence permits, and issuing fictitious employment contracts in national passports.
– members of an interregional criminal group consisting of citizens of the Russian Federation did not escape criminal liability for the illegal legalization of citizens of Azerbaijan by affixing false data stamps on the crossing state border, fictitious registration at the place of residence and production of migration cards;
– the results of the operational search activities served as the basis for bringing to criminal responsibility a citizen of the People's Republic of China who carried out the legalization of compatriots on the territory of the Russian Federation by producing forged documents, which are the basis for issuing a temporary residence permit. 35 Chinese citizens had their residence permits revoked, and foreigners were forced to leave our country.
The fight against terrorism and extremism
As a result of a complex of operational-search measures, a cell of the international religious extremist organization “Tablighi Jamaat” was liquidated. One of the ideologists, a citizen of the Republic of Tajikistan, involved in involvement and recruitment into the activities of a banned association, was sentenced to 1 year in prison to be served in a general regime colony.
In 2018, a citizen of the Republic of Tajikistan, a member of the international terrorist organization “Muslim Brotherhood”, who was on the interstate wanted list, was detained and handed over to foreign partners.
An attempt to organize a cell of supporters of the neo-pagan extremist organization “Old Russian Church of Orthodox Old Believers “Ynglings”, whose activities are prohibited on the territory of the Russian Federation, was stopped.
This year, the Department, in cooperation with the police and the National Guard, has processed 29 reports of a terrorist threat that turned out to be deliberately false. The initiators were detained. Criminal cases have been initiated.
Fighting corruption and economic crimes
The work of employees of the Department to expose the corruption activities of the head of the Department ended with a high-profile arrest economic security and the fight against corruption of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for the Altai Territory, Colonel Vadim Nadvotsky. A high-ranking colonel, through the mediation of a former police accomplice, received a bribe of 5 million rubles to stop inspections of an enterprise owned by one of the region’s businessmen. The ex-policeman and his accomplice have been placed in custody and the investigation continues.
The activities of an organized group, which included the head of the department of economic security and anti-corruption of the Biyskoye Municipal Administration of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, Valery Pudovkin, were suppressed. Members of the criminal group carried out illegal banking activities through controlled fictitious organizations by attracting client funds to their current accounts. As a result of criminal activity, more than 66 million rubles were raised.
Police Major Vladimir Sagaidak, the former head of the economic security and anti-corruption department of the Russian Department of Internal Affairs for the city of Novoaltaisk, received 7 years of imprisonment to be served in a maximum security penal colony for receiving a large bribe. A former high-ranking police officer extorted half a million rubles from a local businessman for the collapse of a criminal case.
Employees of the Department uncovered the illegal activities of the head of the police department for the Industrial District of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs for the city of Barnaul, Igor Varnavskikh, related to the violation of secrets telephone conversations in the interests of third parties for monetary compensation. A senior police officer has been taken into custody.
Former manager of the Governor and Government of the Altai Territory, Alexei Beloborodov, was detained by operational officers of the regional FSB Directorate on suspicion of receiving an especially large bribe by an official, as well as exceeding official powers.
The investigative body of the Investigative Committee is currently investigating several criminal cases:
– on the fact that Alexey Beloborodov received a bribe in the form of services for the construction of real estate in the amount of 3 million rubles. The bribe was intended for an official for signing acts and certificates about the cost of work performed by the Company under government contracts worth more than 94 million rubles;
– on the fact of illegal expenditure of budget funds in the amount of more than 18 million rubles for the purchase of foreign-made cars, bypassing competitive procedures.
The investigation is ongoing.
An end has been put to a number of high-profile cases against former leaders of Rosselkhozbank Evgeny Rogovsky, Konstantin Gladyshev, Emerald Country Olga Antipina, and former employees agricultural associations of Kolesnikov and Pavlovskaya, which created an illegal procedure for the unhindered provision of credit funds to controlled enterprises.
As a result of the implementation of the criminal scheme, 227 loan agreements were concluded with 56 controlled enterprises. total amount Money issued by Rosselkhozbank exceeded 19 billion rubles, thereby causing damage to the Bank with state participation in the amount of at least 1.9 billion rubles.
From 3 to 8.5 years in general and strict regime colonies and large fines - this is the verdict of the Altai Regional Court.
As a result of a complex of operational-search activities carried out by employees of the Russian FSB Directorate for the Altai Territory and the Russian FSB Directorate for the Central Military District, an illegal scheme for the implementation of government contracts for the maintenance of facilities of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, organized by high-ranking military personnel, was documented.
The investigation established that the signed fictitious documents led to the fact that the state, represented by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, suffered material damage in the amount of more than 74 million rubles.
By a court decision, the participants in the criminal scheme were sentenced, depending on the role of each, from 2 to 10 years of imprisonment to be served in a general and strict regime correctional colony, with recovery of damages caused to the state.
Representatives of the senior management of the Rotor instrument-making plant, which is focused on the defense industry, were detained.
The deputy general director and the head of the supply department received millions in bribes for concluding contracts for the supply of products with “necessary” organizations as part of the execution of state defense orders. As a result of illegal activities, the deputy general director The plant received about 10 million rubles in bribes and commercial bribery, which ranged from 20 thousand to 3 million rubles.
The case with the indictment approved by the prosecutor was sent to the court for consideration on the merits.
Employees of the Department detained the acting head of the Federal Migration Service of Russia for the Altai Territory, Alexander Zhdanov, red-handed for receiving a bribe on an especially large scale totaling more than 1 million rubles. While performing his duties, Alexander Zhdanov received money and other property from the head of an organization providing services to citizens in the field of migration, for actions and inactions in favor of this company.
Based on materials from the regional FSB Directorate, a verdict was passed against the director of the Altai Territory Branch of the Federal State Unitary Enterprise “Passport and Visa Service” of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, Dmitry Muzalevsky, for theft of the institution’s funds in the amount of more than 1 million 700 thousand rubles. The court sentenced him to 3 years of suspended imprisonment, with recovery of damages caused to the state.
The fact of receipt of a bribe for illegal actions by the head of the department of licensing and permitting work in the city of Barnaul of the Directorate of the Russian Guard for the Altai Territory, police lieutenant colonel Evgeniy Urbakh, was documented. Urbach, using his official position, acting in selfish interests, released a resident of Barnaul from administrative responsibility, for which the latter handed over expensive weapons belonging to him to Urbach. Such activities of Urbach were systematic; other facts of his receiving bribes were established. The materials of the criminal case were transferred to the court for consideration on the merits.
For exceeding official authority with causing grave consequences, the deputy chief of police for operational work of the Department of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation for the Shipunovsky district, police lieutenant colonel Sergei Voronov, was sentenced to a suspended sentence of 2 years. The policeman, going beyond his powers, staged the commission of crimes by a citizen in the field of illegal trafficking in weapons and drugs, followed by the illegal initiation of a criminal case.
As a result of a comprehensive development, the FSB Directorate suppressed the criminal activities of high-ranking and ordinary employees of the FSIN Directorate, which consisted of theft by deception and abuse of trust of the institution’s funds on an especially large scale, and the systematic receipt of bribes from convicts and their relatives.
As a result of the operational support of criminal cases, the uncovered scheme of using the labor of convicts in illegal tree felling received particular resonance.
The court ordered against former boss settlement colony No. 2 of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia in the Altai Territory and a junior inspector of the security department of correctional colony No. 3, a sentence of 3 years of suspended imprisonment, obliging him to compensate for the damage caused municipality, in the amount of about 1 million rubles.
Employees of the FSB Directorate suppressed the corrupt activities of narcologist at the Regional Clinical Hospital Tatyana Gurina, who received significant bribes for drawing up medical reports on the presence of diseases among conscripts, which were the basis for their exemption from military service. The investigation collected sufficient evidence, and therefore the court sentenced Gurina to 4 years in prison to be served in a general regime colony.
In the fight against drug trafficking, the activities of 4 interregional and 5 international channels for the supply of narcotic drugs to the Altai Territory were suppressed. More than 7 kg of hard drugs were seized from illicit trafficking.
The FSB department detected smuggling of timber worth more than 500 million rubles.
This year, the Federal Security Service of Russia in the Altai Territory prevented damage to the state budget in the amount of more than 1,000,000,000 rubles.
In total, in 2018, the investigative department of the Department and, based on materials from the territorial security agency, other law enforcement agencies initiated 209 criminal cases, 71 people were convicted.
"Biography"
Yuri Vladimirovich Moroz graduated from the Kharkov Higher Military Aviation School of Pilots.
Before his appointment as head of the Russian FSB Directorate for the Altai Territory, he served as first deputy for three years.
"News"
The XVI traditional competition “Altai Territory Cup in rhythmic gymnastics “Dynamo” - for children of Russia” - 2018 is taking place in Barnaul
The XVI traditional competition “Altai Territory Cup” is taking place in Barnaul. rhythmic gymnastics"Dynamo" to the children of Russia" - 2018. The competition began on May 4 at the Barnaul sports center "Elans". The opening ceremony was attended by Representatives of the Government of the Altai Territory, the Administration of Barnaul: First Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Altai Territory Sergei Loktev, Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Altai Territory Andrey Shchukin, Head of Barnaul Sergey Dugin, First Deputy Head of the Administration of Barnaul, Chief of Staff Vyacheslav Frank, Head of the Central District of Barnaul Maxim Sabyna , head of the Zheleznodorozhny district of Barnaul Mikhail Zvyagintsev.
A boxing festival was held in Barnaul in memory of fallen FSB officers
The Altai region gave Russia many heroes not only during the Great Patriotic War Patriotic War. IN modern history natives of the region took part in counter-terrorism operations in the North Caucasus. In Barnaul, for the 12th time, a traditional tournament was held, dedicated to the memory of employees of the regional department of the FSB of Russia who died in the line of duty in Chechnya: Vladimir Kosolapov, Sergei Chebekov and Dmitry Shelestov.
Colonel Yuri Moroz headed the FSB department in the Altai Territory
The manager has changed in management Federal service security in the Altai Territory - Andrei Muravyov was replaced by Colonel Yuri Moroz.
Head of the Russian FSB for the Altai Territory Andrei Muravyov was relieved of his post
Barnaul, December 27 - Atmosphere. On Tuesday, December 27, a new chief, Colonel Yuri Vladimirovich Moroz, was introduced to the personnel of the Russian FSB Directorate for the Altai Territory. He was introduced to the Department's employees by one of the heads of the personnel department of the FSB of Russia.
The appointment was announced based on the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation dated December 15 of this year. By the same Decree, Major General Andrei Vladimirovich Muravyov, who devoted 34 years to service in the Russian FSB, including more than five years in the Altai Territory, was relieved of his post in connection with his retirement.
The new head of the Russian FSB Directorate for the Altai Territory was introduced
On December 27, a new chief, Colonel Yuri Moroz, was introduced to the personnel of the Russian FSB Directorate for the Altai Territory. He was appointed to this position by decree of the Russian President on December 15 of this year. Major General Andrei Muravyov, who devoted 34 years to service in the Russian FSB, including more than five years in the Altai Territory, was relieved of his position due to his retirement.
By presidential decree, a new head of the FSB has been appointed in the Altai Territory
Based on the corresponding decree of Russian President Vladimir Putin, dated December 15 of this year, Colonel Yuri Vladimirovich Moroz became the new head of the Russian FSB department for the Altai Territory. By the same presidential decree, Major General Andrei Vladimirovich Muravyov, who worked in the FSB for 34 years, five of them in the Altai Territory, was relieved of his post.
Frost has arrived: a new head of the FSB Directorate has been appointed in the Altai Territory
On December 27, employees of the FSB department for the Altai Territory were introduced to a new chief. By decree of Russian President Vladimir Putin on December 15, Colonel Yuri Moroz became head of the regional FSB Directorate.
The Kharkov pilot was appointed head of the FSB department in the Altai Territory.
On December 27, the employees of the Russian FSB Directorate for the Altai Territory were introduced to a new chief - Colonel Yuri Vladimirovich Moroz, who previously worked as the first deputy head of this department.
A few days before his new appointment, Yuri Moroz presented gifts to the widows of his fallen comrades at the All-Russian Boxing Festival in memory of the fallen employees of the Federal Security Service of Russia in the Altai Territory. Photo – Department of Sports and Youth Policy of the Altai Territory.
THE HEAD OF THE ALTAI FSB GAVE POSITION TO HIS DEPUTY
On December 27, a new chief, Colonel Yuri Moroz, was introduced to the personnel of the Russian FSB Directorate for the Altai Territory. The press service of the department reports this.
As the department clarifies, the appointment was announced on the basis of a decree of the President of the Russian Federation dated December 15 of this year. By the same decree, Major General Andrei Muravyov was relieved of his post in connection with his retirement. He devoted 34 years to serving in the Russian FSB, of which he worked in the Altai Territory for more than five years.
The new leader, Yuri Moroz, graduated from the Kharkov Higher Military Aviation School of Pilots. Before his appointment as head of the Russian FSB Directorate for the Altai Territory, he served as first deputy for three years. Before arriving in the Altai Territory, he held leadership positions in the territorial security agencies of the Vladimir and Ryazan regions, the Chechen Republic.
New head of the Russian FSB Directorate for the Altai Territory Yuri Moroz
Today, December 27, a new chief, Colonel Yuri Moroz, was introduced to the personnel of the Russian FSB Directorate for the Altai Territory. He graduated from the Kharkov Higher Military Aviation School of Pilots and served as first deputy for three years. Before arriving in the Altai Territory, he held senior positions in the territorial security agencies of the Vladimir and Ryazan regions, the Chechen Republic. This was reported in the press service of the department.
They also explained that the new appointment was announced on the basis of the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation dated December 15 of this year. By the same Decree, Major General Andrei Muravyov, who devoted 34 years to service in the Russian FSB, including more than five years in the Altai Territory, was relieved of his post in connection with his retirement.
From March 18, 2020 to May 1, 2020, by order of the Government of the Russian Federation dated March 16, 2020 No. 635-r, in order to ensure state security, protect public health and prevent the spread of the new coronavirus infection in Russia, temporary restrictions on the entry of foreign citizens and stateless persons.
In accordance with this order, foreign citizens and stateless persons will not be allowed to enter Russia at state border checkpoints located on the territory of the Altai Territory, with the exception of:
Accredited or appointed employees of diplomatic missions and consular offices of foreign states in the Russian Federation, international organizations and their representative offices, other official representative offices of foreign states located on the territory of the Russian Federation, as well as family members of these persons;
Drivers of international road transport vehicles;
Crews of air, sea and river vessels, train and locomotive crews of international railway traffic;
Members of official delegations and persons holding diplomatic, official, ordinary private visas issued in connection with the death of a close relative;
Persons permanently residing on the territory of the Russian Federation;
Persons transiting through air checkpoints.
Please note that the necessary preventive measures will be taken at checkpoints across the state border for persons arriving in Russia.
Additionally, we inform you that in accordance with current international legislation, truck drivers have the right to cross the Russian-Kazakh border Vehicle, with a carrying capacity of more than 3.5 tons, according to foreign passports and subject to compliance with quarantine and sanitary-epidemiological standards. In turn, international cargo transportation with the Republic of Kazakhstan can only be carried out through automobile checkpoints “Kulunda” (RF) – “Shcherbakty” (RK), “Veseloyarsk” (RF) – “Auyl” (RK) and “Mikhailovka” (RF) – “Ube” (RK).
Taking into account the restrictions introduced, the Border Management
In order to prevent conflict situations on the border, the Russian FSB for the Altai Territory recommends understanding the measures taken.
From March 16, 2020, the Republic of Kazakhstan is introducing restrictions on the passage of citizens of the Russian Federation across the Russian-Kazakh border as part of preventing the occurrence and spread of coronavirus infection on its territory.
In this regard, the Border Service of the National Security Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan will not allow Russian citizens to enter its territory using internal passports and birth certificates for children under 14 years of age.
In turn, this restriction does not apply to Russian citizens who have previously entered Kazakhstan, or who are transiting through the territory of a neighboring state to Russia. At the same time, the regime for crossing the Russian-Kazakh border for Russians with foreign passports will remain the same.
Taking into account the above, the Border Department of the FSB of Russia for the Altai Territory, in order to prevent the emergence of conflict situations on the border, recommends understanding the measures taken by the neighboring party.
The Border Department of the FSB of Russia for the Altai Territory informs that due to deteriorating weather conditions, movement restrictions may apply on some roads leading to checkpoints across the state border of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Kazakhstan located on the territory of the Altai Territory.
During the specified period, in order to avoid emergency situations We recommend, if possible, to refrain from traveling abroad, or to choose safer routes, and also to prepare for possible emergency situations.
Additionally, we remind you that to cross the state border you must have valid documents with you that give you the right to leave the Russian Federation and enter the Russian Federation.
If an unforeseen situation arises at the state border, you must contact the helpline of the Border Department of the FSB of Russia for the Altai Territory: 8 (3852) 47 - 44 – 89 .
Since the beginning of this year, employees of the Border Department of the FSB of Russia in the Altai Territory have stopped attempts to illegally cross the state border using invalid documents.
At the Kulunda automobile checkpoint (Kulundinsky district), a citizen of one of the countries of the Central Asian region tried to leave Russia for Kazakhstan using a passport that was missing more than 10 pages, as a result of which he was refused to cross the border. In accordance with Russian legislation, the violator was brought to administrative responsibility.
It should be noted that since the beginning of this year, about 30 more citizens who presented invalid documents as grounds for crossing the state border have not escaped punishment.
Taking into account the above, the border department reminds you of the need to pre-check your documents when preparing to travel abroad.
Documents by which persons enter or exit the Russian Federation must comply with established templates, issued and executed in the manner established by those authorized to do so government agencies, have an unexpired validity period, and also belong to the bearer. Otherwise, crossing the border will be denied.
Since the beginning of 2020, employees of the Border Department of the FSB of Russia in the Altai Territory have identified and brought to administrative responsibility about 30 border regime violators.
In just one day, on the territory of the Uglovsky district near the state border, more than 10 citizens were identified who were conducting economic activity without the appropriate permission. For violating border regulations, violators are brought to administrative responsibility.
Taking into account the above, the Border Administration reminds that within the border zone there are border regime rules that must be observed by all citizens arriving and staying in the border area.
In order to conduct economic, fishing and other activities (including hunting) within a five-kilometer strip of terrain along the state border, all citizens must have permission from the border authority. In the rest of the border zone, mandatory written notification to the border authority is required to carry out the above activities.
06/09/2016 at 13:13, views: 3639According to the established stereotype, any special forces officer of the FSB of Russia is certainly an employee of Alpha, the legendary anti-terror unit. There is truth in this, since the regional FSB special forces are tailored according to the “Alf” pattern. On June 5, the special forces of the Federal Security Service of Russia in the Altai Territory turned 20 years old. Our interlocutors are his employees Konstantin and Denis. These are experienced fighters who have been working in the unit since its founding. Both have extensive experience: they have gone on business trips to North Caucasus. What is the difference between the FSB special forces and the special forces of other departments, in what operations did guys from our region participate, and how is selection into their system carried out? The answers to these questions are in today's material "MK".
Photo: press service of the Federal Security Service of Russia for the Altai Territory
Thinking is more important than fists
- How did the FSB special forces appear in the Altai Territory? What is the difference between your unit and the famous Alpha?
Konstantin: “In the mid-1990s, after the tragic events in the North Caucasus, when militants carried out raids almost unhindered in the south of Russia, and interethnic and interethnic conflicts broke out across the country, it was decided: to combat the growing strength and scale of terrorism, create Russia has its own special forces units. The scale of the country simply physically did not allow Alpha and Vympel to quickly find themselves at the scene of another emergency.”
Denis: “New regional departments have been added to the three “historical” groups in Khabarovsk, Yekaterinburg and Krasnodar special operations. They received their “registration” in St. Petersburg, Vladivostok, Voronezh, Irkutsk, Krasnoyarsk, Murmansk, Nizhny Novgorod, Novosibirsk... There were 12 in total. Their main tasks were the fight against terrorism, the release of hostages and power support for counterintelligence operations territorial departments FSB of Russia. That is, the classic “Alpha” theme. The further formation of this grandiose structure led to the emergence of departments, divisions or special-purpose groups, a kind of “mini-Alpha”, in each subject of the Russian Federation. The deterioration of the operational situation in the country required such drastic measures from the Altai territorial security agency.”
Konstantin: “The date of formation of a mobile and combat-ready special forces in our region was June 5, 1996. At that time, the Directorate had a freelance group for neutralizing terrorists - Group “A”, formed on the basis of an order from the head of the USSR KGB Directorate for the Altai Territory. The group was intended to suppress terrorist and extremist actions on the territory of the Altai Territory related to the taking of hostages, objects of state and political administration, transport and communications, as well as neutralizing armed terrorists and members of criminal groups. It was this freelance group that was allocated to an independent anti-terrorist special unit. Today we are 11 people.”
- What tasks do special forces employees have to perform?
Denis: “From the beginning of the special forces’ activities to this day, employees are sent to business trips to participate in operations in the North Caucasus. Conducting force operations related to the capture or detention of persons under investigation by operational units, creating safe conditions for the work of operatives and investigators, localizing threats that arise against employees of the FSB Directorate - without false modesty, I can say that we carry out all this in a highly professional manner level. Experience has shown that just such a detachment can resist extremists who act harshly, suddenly and aggressively.”
Konstantin: “High professionalism, the ability to work on both operational and strategic tasks, the presence of specialists capable of solving any combat mission. Our strong point- versatility and ability to achieve the set goal in any conditions.”
- Is your fighter more of a soldier who strictly follows orders, or a thinking operative?
Konstantin: “More like the second one. The emphasis is placed not only on courage and endurance, but also on operational intelligence and ingenuity, high general development. Strength of spirit, the ability to endure, and steadfastness are important. But you also need to think. Some say that special forces only know how to break bricks over their heads. In fact, this is not so; efficiency of thinking is more important than speed of fists, especially under conditions of psychological pressure.”
Coolness and wit
What skills and abilities should an FSB special forces officer have to perform a successful combat mission? How are newcomers selected?
Denis: “High level of physical fitness and intelligence, ability to work in a team, dedication to the task, willingness to successfully overcome difficulties in completing a task, aptitude for learning and mastery of survival skills, mastery of operational-combat tactical skills.”
Konstantin: “We try to hire young guys, because if we invite an employee from another department to transfer, it will be difficult to retrain him for our tasks. Everywhere the approach is different. It is very difficult to pass the selection; most are eliminated during psychological tests, even masters of sports. Out of a hundred people, no more than five will pass the preliminary “sieve”. You definitely need military service, excellent health, shooting and hand-to-hand combat skills, and much more. Physical fitness is tested according to certain criteria: strength, agility, endurance, speed. Now a fairer point system has returned. If, for example, you fall short somewhere in running, you can compensate for the shortfall with excellent strength indicators. After all, there are no people who are the best at everything. After a set of exercises, the applicant will have a full-contact five-minute sparring session with one of our employees. And this is not just a beating. In Chechnya, we often worked with colleagues from other departments - good guys, but some of them really had their heads cut off. We talked to the commander, and he said, why should they think about it? I set a task - they carry it out, I’ll think for them. We have slightly different criteria in sparring. How the challenger defends himself, how he carries out attacks. After all, one candidate will give up his hands limply or will stand and endure in blind defense, while the other will fight back and go on the attack. This means he is not afraid, he has willpower and character.”
- Can you remember recent major operations?
Konstantin: “Recently, citizens of one of the Central Asian republics, who were part of an international organized crime group involved in drug sales, were detained. Both were caught red-handed trying to sell five kilograms of heroin in a sports bag. They planned to exchange the drug for two expensive cars worth a total of 10 million rubles. The drugs were brought into the region for further sale in our country. The arrest took place at night on the highway. Despite the fact that the opponents had prepared and set up surveillance, they were detained.”
Denis: “I remember the case of the detention of one athlete, we nicknamed him “Rambo” among ourselves. He is a master of sports in wrestling and created a church based on a mixture of nationalism and religion. He made videos, involved young people in his structure, taught them martial arts, shooting, and preached the doctrine. Let's go get it. He was hiding in a house in the village. We go there - there is no one. But, according to our information, he is definitely in this house. We started checking the basement, we went down - it was dark. Shining a flashlight, we discovered that in the middle of the room there was a pile of earth, covered with boards that rose and fell slightly. This is our object buried in the ground and breathing there. Apparently, I haven’t mastered the technique of holding my breath yet. (Laughs). And then the boards began to move, he slowly stood up, clods of earth fell from him. We, of course, were ready, keeping him at gunpoint. We had information that he was armed and excellent at throwing knives. But self-control did not let us down; they took him without firing a single shot.”
- Has it ever happened that the attackers fired back at you or resisted?
Konstantin: “We only shot back on business trips in the North Caucasus. Basically everyone understands that they have no chance and gives up. Sometimes they tried to fight here. We detained one bully at the station, and the effect of surprise worked. I unexpectedly hit him with my elbow right away, he fell, and they already tied him up. He then shouted: “Take off the handcuffs, let’s go out with you one on one.”
There was also an interesting detention, also at the station. A healthy man again. We disperse throughout the city, and they give me information: he is a few meters away, sitting in a taxi in the passenger seat. I thought, if I start to pull him out of the car now, there will be a mess, and there will be people all around. This is where you need not fists, but ingenuity. I open the door, fall into the back seat and point two fingers at his back: “Hands up, otherwise I’ll shoot you right here.” He got scared, put his hands on the dashboard, and then the handcuffs clicked.”
- Summing up the results of the division’s 20-year work, what fundamentals can be highlighted?
Konstantin: “The period of formation of the special forces confirmed its viability. Despite the difficulties that came our way, a huge amount of painstaking work was carried out. The successes in operational activities are significant, and this is just the beginning. Because each of us devotes himself to work without reserve. Several generations of the unit are well-trained fighters with endurance and a strong inner core, professionals in their field, for whom work is life, one swift, dangerous, but at the same time, wonderful moment, and the team is a family based on a sense of duty and camaraderie."
HELP "MK". From 1996 to the present, the special unit of the Federal Security Service of Russia in the Altai Territory has carried out 12 special operations, 582 operational combat activities, and detained 570 persons suspected of involvement in the commission of various crimes. During the activities carried out with the participation of the special forces, 92 kg of explosives, several dozen weapons, almost 9,800 various ammunition, and more than 500 kg of narcotic substances were seized. Among the awards that the unit's employees were awarded for the courage and bravery shown during special assignments are: the Order of Courage, the medals “For Services to the Fatherland”, “For Courage”, Suvorov, Zhukov, the FSB of Russia medal “For Participation in the Counter-Terrorist Operation”.
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